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IX.11.D Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) – IX. Federal Grants
… applicants for federal assistance are required to include a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) on both paper and electronic applications. The UEI is a 12-character alphanumeric value generated by the System for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix11d-duns-numberContract Advisory No. 24
… Contract Purchases Guidance: As referenced in the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XI, Section 11.H - Early Pay Discounts for … benefit the vendor community by improving cash flow. GFO, Chapter XI, Section 11.H - Early Pay Discounts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/24-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesPenn Yan Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-79)
… user accounts and six user accounts with unnecessary administrator permissions. Enter into a service level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/penn-yan-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-79Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Lisbon Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-180)
… services for speech, occupational or physical therapy and special transportation to 11 students likely to be … claims. Establish written Medicaid claim procedures and ensure staff maintain necessary Medicaid claim … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/lisbon-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-180Orange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings BOCES officials did not establish adequate … user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userTown of North Greenbush – Town Clerk (2017M-132)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of North Greenbush (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) recorded, … Determine whether the Town of North Greenbush Town Town Clerk Clerk recorded deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/15/town-north-greenbush-town-clerk-2017m-132Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) … audit BOCES eastern suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mCounty of Rockland – Budget Review (B18-6-11)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County of Rockland, located in the downstate area and bordered by Orange, Putnam and … to exceed $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the County’s general fund as of December 31, 2012. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/11/05/county-rockland-budget-review-b18-6-11Rockland County - Budget Review (B17-6-16)
… Purpose of Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … by Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties, was authorized to issue debt not to exceed $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/11/10/rockland-county-budget-review-b17-6-16Evergreen Charter School – Employee and Independent Contractor Fingerprinting (2016M-225)
… of the local school board. The School, which is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, is governed by an eight-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2016/09/16/evergreen-charter-school-employee-and-independent-contractorWhite Plains City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2014M-240)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s process and procedures for … for professional services and did not have documentation to support why contract providers were chosen for all … The District did not have adequate documentation to support the payment of certain claims made to professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/31/white-plains-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2014mTown of Liberty – Justice Court Operations (2016M-336)
… Key Findings The Justices allow the Clerk Manager to sign all disbursement checks. The Justices did not reconcile … DMV records are accurate and fines are collected or tickets are referred to the DMV Scofflaw program. Key … to ensure that tickets are properly reported as paid or referred to the DMV Scofflaw program for enforcement, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-liberty-justice-court-operations-2016m-336Village of Franklinville – Police Payroll and Water Accountability (2014M-262)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s police payroll and water operations for the … Perform periodic reconciliations of water produced with amounts billed and develop a plan to address the causes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/03/13/village-franklinville-police-payroll-and-water-accountability-2014m-262County of Rockland - Budget Review (B19-6-9)
… revenue and expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year are reasonable. … during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, its proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key … The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The County’s proposed budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/08/county-rockland-budget-review-b19-6-9Latham Fire Department – Length of Service Awards Program (2016M-279)
… in 1910, is governed by an elected five-member Executive Committee. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 total … the information is organized and accurately recorded. The Committee did not establish an organized recordkeeping system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/latham-fire-department-length-service-awards-program-2016m-279Cortland County - Claims Audit and Check Printing (2018M-247)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether County officials ensured disbursements were for proper County purposes. Key Findings The Legislature has not audited … for auditing claims by establishing the office of county auditor or the office of county comptroller, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/03/01/cortland-county-claims-audit-and-check-printing-2018m-247Middleburgh Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-115)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials adequately safeguarded data … these rights. In two instances, officials did not know why the users had excessive permissions. Officials did not … provide IT security awareness training to employees, and the Board did not establish a disaster recovery plan. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/middleburgh-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-115Homeownership Rates in New York
… a home has long been described as “The American Dream.” In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, … quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally. For New York, the low percentage is driven by the high share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkDiNapoli Statement on Retirement of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy
… After a gunman took her husband from her and injured her son, she turned her personal tragedy into a courageous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-retirement-rep-carolyn-mccarthy